MOBILE ADHOC & SENSOR NETWORKS

UNIT-I: Introduction to Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Cellular and Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Characteristics of MANETs, Applications of MANETs, Issues and Challenges of MANETs. UNIT-II: Routing in MANETs Classification of Routing Protocols, Topology-based versus Position-based Approaches, Topology based Routing Protocols, Position based Routing, Other Routing Protocols. UNIT-III: Data Transmission in MANETs The Broadcast Storm, Multicasting, Geocasting, TCP over Ad Hoc Networks-TCP Protocol overview, TCP and MANETs, Solutions for TCP over Ad Hoc UNIT-IV: Security in MANETs Security in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Key Management, Secure Routing, Cooperation in MANETs, Intrusion Detection Systems. UNIT-V: Basics of Wireless Sensors and Applications The Mica Mote, Sensing and Communication Range, Design Issues, Energy consumption, Clustering of Sensors, Applications UNIT-VI: Data Retrieval in Sensor Networks Classification of WSNs, MAC Layer, Routing Layer, High-Level Application Layer Support, Adapting to the Inherent Dynamic Nature of WSNs. UNIT-VII: Sensor Network Platforms and Tools Sensor Node Hardware, Sensor Network Programming Challenges, Node-Level Software Platforms, Node-Level Simulators, UNIT-VIII: Security in WSNs Security in Wireless Sensor Networks, Key Management in Wireless Sensor Networks, Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks, Introduction to Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Introduction to Wireless Mesh Networks TEXT BOOKS:

1. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: Theory and Applications, Carlos de Morais Cordeiro and Dharma Prakash Agrawal, World Scientific Publications / Cambridge University Press, 2006.